New Delhi: Highways authority NHAI is considering discontinuing cash payments at highway toll plazas from April 1, requiring commuters to use only digital modes such as FASTag or UPI for toll payments. Post implementation, all toll payments at National Highway fee plazas will be processed exclusively through digital modes, using FASTag or Unified Payments Interface…
New Delhi: India is one of the largest investment destinations for Microsoft as the company has announced plans to invest USD 50 billion by the end of this decade to expand artificial intelligence (AI) across the Global South, Microsoft Vice-Chairman and President Brad Smith said on Thursday. He said that there is a need to…
Mumbai: India is engaging with international partners more intensively from a position of strength, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said, citing recent trade deals, amid one pact with the US. Speaking at the Global Economic Cooperation conference here, Jaishankar also said the world is witnessing the weaponisation of production, finance, leveraging of market…
New Delhi: Grand Mufti of India Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Monday as the two held discussions on wide-ranging issues. In a post on X, PM Modi said he had “a very good interaction with Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad Sahab, Grand Mufti of India. We exchanged views on a wide range…
In recent years, India has navigated a subtle macroeconomic challenge: persistently low inflation that has tempered nominal GDP growth. Nominal GDP, the sum of real economic expansion and inflation, serves as a critical barometer for fiscal health, tax revenues, and corporate earnings. When inflation is understated, nominal GDP lags, straining government budgets and business profitability….
New Delhi: The government is conducting a “very thorough study” of flight operations by non-scheduled operators and uncontrolled airfields to look at areas where steps need to be taken, according to Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu. Flight operations by Non-Scheduled Operators (NSOPs) have come under increased regulatory scrutiny in the wake of the fatal…
New Delhi: India on Thursday said its joint statement with the US remains the basis for a proposed interim trade agreement, and that the amendments in a White House fact sheet reflect the shared understandings. The fact sheet, brought out by the White House on Monday, triggered a controversy as it mentioned that India would…
New Delhi: Amid speculation over a leadership change in the Congress-led Karnataka government, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday said “patience will also pay”. The Siddaramaiah government is set to complete 1,000 days in office on Friday. Shivakumar denied that there was any power tussle between him and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. He met…
New Delhi: Rolls-Royce CEO Tufan Erginbilgic on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and shared plans to scale up its activities in India to become a part of Viksit Bharat. “It was wonderful meeting Mr. Tufan Erginbilgic, CEO of Rolls-Royce, earlier today,” Modi said in a post on X. “We welcome Rolls-Royce’s enthusiasm towards scaling…
Jaipur: Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari on Wednesday proposed Rs 6,800 crore to provide tap water to the rural and urban population and around Rs 3,000 crore for building solar parks in Bikaner and Jaisalmer in the state Budget for 2026-27. Presenting the Budget for the year 2026-27, the finance minister, Kumari, highlighted the impact…
